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Qlik expands Snowflake tie-up for governed AI workflows
Data Analytics

Qlik expands Snowflake tie-up for governed AI workflows

Businesses can now feed governed enterprise data into Snowflake AI workflows in real time, cutting the gap between insight and action.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Informatica adds Snowflake governance tools for AI
Data governance

Informatica adds Snowflake governance tools for AI

The new controls aim to help enterprises scale AI and analytics on Snowflake without compromising data governance, access or traceability.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
ServiceNow unveils Otto & expands AI Control Tower
Digital Transformation

ServiceNow unveils Otto & expands AI Control Tower

The move aims to help enterprises govern AI tools across clouds and systems as they wrestle with rising risk, complexity and automation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
SiTime touts precision timing to cut AI data centre energy
Hyperscale

SiTime touts precision timing to cut AI data centre energy

Against a backdrop of surging AI power demand, the chipmaker says tighter synchronisation can curb wasted energy and lift data centre efficiency.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations
Manufacturing

GE Appliances rolls out 800 AI agents across operations

Live production data is helping the appliance maker cut downtime and backorders, with AI agents now embedded across its operations network.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
AI prompts clients to question expert fees, report finds
DevOps

AI prompts clients to question expert fees, report finds

Clients are beginning to push for lower fees as AI fuels the belief that outside specialists can be replaced in-house, a report says.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Akamai rolls out NVIDIA-powered AI Grid at the edge
Gaming

Akamai rolls out NVIDIA-powered AI Grid at the edge

Akamai debuts NVIDIA-powered AI Grid to run low-latency inference across 4,400 edge sites, extending its distributed Inference Cloud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
OpenNebula integrates Nvidia Spectrum-X for AI clouds
Virtualisation

OpenNebula integrates Nvidia Spectrum-X for AI clouds

OpenNebula links its cloud orchestration with Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet to power multi-tenant AI Factory infrastructure at scale.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Snowflake, OpenAI sign USD $200m AI deal & add tools
Marketing Technologies

Snowflake, OpenAI sign USD $200m AI deal & add tools

Snowflake unveils AI coding and semantic tools and inks a multi-year OpenAI partnership worth USD $200m to power its Cortex AI platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
India and Canada deepen AI ties at Toronto dialogue
EduTech

India and Canada deepen AI ties at Toronto dialogue

India and Canada have deepened AI collaboration in Toronto, mapping joint work on responsible tech ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Tetrate launches tool to certify enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Tetrate launches tool to certify enterprise AI agents

Tetrate has unveiled Agent Router Enterprise, a platform to certify AI agents as production ready with shared standards, guardrails and metrics.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Finance firms prioritise AI but struggle to scale it
DevOps

Finance firms prioritise AI but struggle to scale it

Finance leaders hail AI as core to strategy, yet fewer than half have scaled it beyond pilots amid legacy, skills and leadership hurdles.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Banks double AI budgets but lag behind in data governance
Digital Transformation

Banks double AI budgets but lag behind in data governance

Banks are doubling AI budgets to 17% of IT spend by 2028, but only 20% have robust real-time data governance, reveals Tech Mahindra's global survey.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025

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Opal launches AI tools to tackle unused permissions
Data Analytics

Opal launches AI tools to tackle unused permissions

Opal Security unveils AI agents and tools to root out unused access rights as research shows permissions sprawl swamping security teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Toronto Tech Week 2026 expands with new venue, tools
Marketing Technologies

Toronto Tech Week 2026 expands with new venue, tools

Toronto Tech Week 2026 will span 300-plus events citywide, add new digital tools, and move its headline Homecoming show to History.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
UK firms dedicate 49% of resilience budgets to AI & tech
Digital Transformation

UK firms dedicate 49% of resilience budgets to AI & tech

UK firms allocate 49% of resilience budgets to AI and technology, outspending supply chain and talent upskilling amid rising regulatory pressures.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Coralogix appoints Chetan Chaudhary as Chief Revenue Officer
Partner Programmes

Coralogix appoints Chetan Chaudhary as Chief Revenue Officer

Coralogix appoints Chetan Chaudhary as Chief Revenue Officer to lead global sales and AI-driven growth after strong USD $100 million revenue year.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Sat, 8th Nov 2025
SCALE AI invests $98.6m in 23 Canadian AI projects
Digital Transformation

SCALE AI invests $98.6m in 23 Canadian AI projects

Funding will boost AI adoption in industries such as aircraft maintenance, retail, and recycling, with private funds leading.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 12th Jul 2025